Temple Owls women's basketball

Temple Owls women's basketball
Temple Owls women's basketball
	2023–24 Temple Owls women's basketball team
University	Temple University
Head coach	Diane Richardson (2nd season)
Conference	The American
Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Arena	Liacouras Center ; (Capacity: 10,206)
Nickname	Owls
Colors	Cherry and white;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament second round
	1989, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011
NCAA tournament appearances
	1989, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2024
Conference tournament champions
	2002, 2004, 2005, 2006
Conference regular season champions
	2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2024

The Temple Owls women's basketball team represents

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

.

Season-by-season record

As of the 2015–16 season, the Owls have an 805–657 record. They have made 10 appearances in the NCAA Tournament (1989, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017), with a 5–10 record. They previously played in the

Atlantic-10 Conference from 1983 to 2013. They have also made 6 appearances in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) (1982, 1983, 2001, 2012, 2015, 2016). They have also finished as the Philadelphia Big 5 champions in 1983, 1986, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 (co-champ), and 2011.^[2]

Season	Coach	Record	Conference Record	Postseason Finish
1923–24	Blanche Voorhees Brown	12–0	n/a	n/a
1924–25	Blanche Voorhees Brown	6–6	n/a	n/a
1925–26	Blanche Voorhees Brown	1–5	n/a	n/a
1926–27	Viola Zuttig	2–3	n/a	n/a
1937–38	Blanche Voorhees Brown	3–1	n/a	n/a
1938–39	Blanche Voorhees Brown	4–2	n/a	n/a
1939–40	Blanche Voorhees Brown	6–1	n/a	n/a
1940–41	Patricia Collins	7–2	n/a	n/a
1941–42	Patricia Collins	5–3	n/a	n/a
1942–43	Patricia Collins	8–0	n/a	n/a
1943–44	Patricia Collins	9–0	n/a	n/a
1944–45	Vera Egner	10–0	n/a	n/a
1945–46	Vera Egner	7–1	n/a	n/a
1946–47	Grace Shuler McGoey	7–1	n/a	n/a
1947–48	Patricia Collins	6–2	n/a	n/a
1948–49	Patricia Collins	7–1	n/a	n/a
1949–50*	Marion Earl	5–2	n/a	n/a
1950–51	Marion Earl	6–2	n/a	n/a
1951–52	Patricia Collins Morris	5–3	n/a	n/a
1952–53	Anne McConaghie Volp	6–1	n/a	n/a
1953–54	Anne McConaghie Volp	7–1	n/a	n/a
1954–55*	Virginia Middleton	8–0	n/a	n/a
1955–56	Virginia Middleton	5–3	n/a	n/a
1956–57	Virginia Middleton	5–3	n/a	n/a
1957–58	Dorothy Miller	4–4	n/a	n/a
1958–59*	Dorothy Miller	5–2	n/a	n/a
1959–60	Annette Smith	1–7	n/a	n/a
1960–61	Jean Hamilton	5–5	n/a	n/a
1961–62	Jean Hamilton	4–5	n/a	n/a
1963–64	Nancy Rupp	1–9	n/a	n/a
1964–65	Nancy Rupp	5–4	n/a	n/a
1965–66	Carol Underwood	2–8	n/a	n/a
1974–75	Ronnie Maurek	7–8	n/a	n/a
1975–76	Ronnie Maurek	5–14	n/a	EAIAW Tournament
1976–77	Ronnie Maurek	2–12	n/a	n/a
1977–78	Ronnie Maurek	7–14	n/a	EAIAW Tournament
1978–79	Andy McGovern	8–11	n/a	n/a
1979–80	Andy McGovern	14–10	n/a	n/a
1980–81	Linda MacDonald	12–17	n/a	n/a
1981–82	Linda MacDonald	20–11	n/a	WNIT 5th place
1982–83	Linda MacDonald	19–12	n/a	n/a
1983–84	Linda MacDonald	17–10	5–3 (4th)	n/a
1984–85	Linda MacDonald	20–9	5–3 (4th)	n/a
1985–86	Linda MacDonald	15–13	8–8 (3rd)	n/a
1986–87	Linda MacDonald	11–18	9–9 (4th)	n/a
1987–88	Linda MacDonald	14–15	9–9 (5th)	n/a
1988–89	Linda MacDonald	22–10	14–4 (3rd)	NCAA Second Round
1989–90	Linda MacDonald	16–15	11–7 (5th)	n/a
1990–91	Charlene Curtis	13–15	10–8 (T-5th)	n/a
1991–92	Charlene Curtis	11–17	8–8 (T-5th)	n/a
1992–93	Charlene Curtis	8–19	3–11 (7th)	n/a
1993–94	Charlene Curtis	7–21	2–14 9th	n/a
1994–95	Charlene Curtis	2–25	0–16 9th	n/a
1995–96	Kristen Foley	7–21	3–13 (T-5th)	n/a
1996–97	Kristen Foley	10–18	4–12 (T-4th)	n/a
1997–98	Kristen Foley	10–17	3–13 (T-5th)	n/a
1998–99	Kristen Foley	8–19	4–12 (T-4th)	n/a
1999-00	Kristen Foley	10–18	5–11 T-(T-3rd)	n/a
2000–01	Dawn Staley	19–11	11–5 (3rd)	WNIT Appearance
2001–02	Dawn Staley	20–11	12–4 T-(1st)	NCAA Tournament Atlantic-10 Champions Regular Season Co-Champions
2002–03	Dawn Staley	14–15	9–7 (2nd)	n/a
2003–04	Dawn Staley	21–10	14–2 (1st)	NCAA Tournament A-10 Champions Regular Season Champs
2004–05	Dawn Staley	28–4	16–0 (1st)	NCAA Second Round A-10 Champions Regular Season Champions
2005–06	Dawn Staley	24–8	12–4 (3rd)	NCAA Tournament A-10 Champions
2006–07	Dawn Staley	25–8	13–1 (2nd)	NCAA Second Round
2007–08	Dawn Staley	21–13	12–2 (T-1st)	NCAA Tournament A-10 Regular Season Co-Champions
2008–09	Tonya Cardoza	21–10	11–3 (T-2nd)	NCAA Tournament
2009–10	Tonya Cardoza	25 9	11–3 (T-2nd)	NCAA Second Round
2010–11	Tonya Cardoza	24–9	13–1 (2nd)	NCAA Second Round
2011–12	Tonya Cardoza	23–10	13–1 (2nd)	n/a
2012–13	Tonya Cardoza	14–18	5–9	n/a
2013–14	Tonya Cardoza	14–16	8–10 (T-5th)	n/a
2014–15	Tonya Cardoza	20–17	12–6 (4th)	WNIT Final Four
2015–16	Tonya Cardoza	23–12	13–5 (3rd)	WNIT Elite Eight
2016–17	Tonya Cardoza	24–8	13–3 (2nd)	NCAA First Round
2017–18	Tonya Cardoza	12–19	3–13 (T-11th)	n/a
2018–19	Tonya Cardoza	11–19	7–9 (T–5th)
2019–20	Tonya Cardoza	16–15	7–9 (T–6th)
2020–21	Tonya Cardoza	11–11	11–7 (5th)
2021–22	Tonya Cardoza	13–15	8–8 (4th)
2022–23	Diane Richardson	11–18	6–10 (T–8th)
2023–24	Diane Richardson	20–12	13–5 (T–1st)	Regular Season Co-Champions

NCAA tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1989	#8	First Round Second Round	#9 Holy Cross #1 Auburn	W 90–80 L 54–88
2002	#14	First Round	#3 Iowa State	L 57–72
2004	#11	First Round	#6 TCU	L 57–70
2006	#6	First Round	#11 Hartford	L 58–64
2007	#8	First Round Second Round	#9 Nebraska #1 Duke	W 64–61 L 52–62
2008	#11	First Round	#6 Arizona State	L 54–61
2009	#9	First Round	#8 Florida	L 57–70
2010	#8	First Round Second Round	#9 James Madison #1 Connecticut	W 65–53 L 36–90
2011	#10	First Round Second Round	#7 Arizona State #2 Notre Dame	W 63–45 L 64–77
2017	#7	First Round	#10 Oregon	L 70–71

References

^ "Temple University Logo Usage Guide" (PDF). April 29, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
^ "2023–24 Temple Owls women's basketball record book 2023–24" (PDF). Temple athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2024.

External links

Official website

[1] "Temple University Logo Usage Guide" (PDF). April 29, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

[2] "2023–24 Temple Owls women's basketball record book 2023–24" (PDF). Temple athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2024.

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v t e Temple Owls women's basketball
Venues	Convention Hall (1938–1955) ? (1955–1969) McGonigle Hall (1969–present) Liacouras Center (1997–present)
Rivalries	Saint Joseph's
Culture & lore	City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 Hooter T. Owl
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e American Athletic Conference women's basketball
Teams	Charlotte 49ers East Carolina Pirates Florida Atlantic Owls Memphis Tigers North Texas Mean Green Rice Owls SMU Mustangs (leaving in 2024) South Florida Bulls Temple Owls Tulane Green Wave Tulsa Golden Hurricane UAB Blazers UTSA Roadrunners Wichita State Shockers
Championships & awards	Conference tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24